Dean Martin News

Straight from Las Vegas comes the award winning tribute show, The Rat Pack is Back, live on The Ogunquit Playhouse stage May 22 to June 8.

Stranger Productions presents the 50th Anniversary production of MONEY, a musical with book and lyrics by David Axlerod and Tom Whedon, and music by Sam Pottle. This is the first professional NYC production of MONEY since its 1963 premiere at the Upstairs at the Downstairs, a bistro/theatre on W. 56th St. that, with MONEY, added scripted musicals to what had previously been a steady performance diet of revues and cabaret presentations. This first production ran for a solid 214 performances. Gerald Moshell directs a cast of four, including Robin Rightmyer, Meg Kiley Smith, David Andrew Laws and Logan Keeler. MONEY will run at the Studio Theatre on Theatre Row, 410 West 42nd Street, NYC for fifteen performances from May 31-June 16, 2013.

Stranger Productions presents the 50th Anniversary production of MONEY, a musical with book and lyrics by David Axlerod and Tom Whedon, and music by Sam Pottle. This is the first professional NYC production ofMONEY since its 1963 premiere at the Upstairs at the Downstairs, a bistro/theatre on W. 56th St. that, with MONEY, added scripted musicals to what had previously been a steady performance diet of revues and cabaret presentations. This first production ran for a solid 214 performances. Gerald Moshell directs a cast of four, including Robin Rightmyer, Meg Kiley Smith, David Andrew Laws and Logan Keeler. MONEY will run at the Studio Theatre on Theatre Row, 410 West 42nd Street, NYC for fifteen performances from May 31-June 16, 2013.

Audiences are falling in love with Walnut Street Theatre's production, DINO! A MUSICAL EVENING WITH DEAN MARTIN AT THE LATIN CASINO. This world premiere show, starring Nat Chandler as Dean Martin, has audiences rediscovering the memorable music Dean Martin made famous. Due to popular demand, Walnut Street Theatre has added eight performances and the production will now run through June 30, 2013.

Cabaret singer Jan Abrams will be presented Sunday, May 26, 2013 as part of the Sundays In Summer Series presented by Les Michaels at the Arthur Newman Theatre at The Joslyn Center in Palm Desert.

Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop were the fab four of The Rat Pack. They were style with substance, swing with swagger and a non-stop party that everyone wanted access to. Bristol Riverside Theatre recreates the 1960's era with Sandy Hackett's The Rat Pack Show tonight, May 3 through May 5.

Walnut Street Theatre's 2012-2013 Independence Studio on 3 season concludes with a world premiere musical celebration of Dean Martin's life, DINO! An Evening with Dean Martin at the Latin Casino. Written by Armen Pandola and directed by Fran Prisco, the production begins with previews tonight, April 30th, opens May 2nd and continues through June 23rd in the Walnut's Independence Studio on 3.

At age 15, Peter Noone reached international fame as 'Herman,' lead singer of the legendary '60s pop band Herman's Hermits. Beloved by screaming teens thanks to Noone's good looks and big hits like I'm Into Something Good and Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter, Herman's Hermits were dubbed 'the original British Invasion band' and went on to sell more than 60 million recordings, racking up seven gold albums along the way.

Entertainer Terry Fator welcomed players and coaches from the Tacoma Rainiers on April 24 at his Terry Fator: The Voice of Entertainment show at The Mirage Hotel & Casino. Members of the Triple-A team enjoyed a night of world-class singing, comedy and unparalleled celebrity impressions at the show, preceded by a meet and greet. Scroll down for a photo of Fator with the players!

When temperatures rise outside, it heralds the beginning of Side Door Summer at the Palladium! In the intimacy of our award-winning, candlelit Side Door, we cool down our audiences with some of the hottest rising blues, jazz, exotica and rock stars. And before we give Hough Hall its well-deserved summer breather, we close out our mainstage season with the St. Pete Opera, and two huge jazz shows - Kurt Elling and later Bob James/David Sanborn.

The Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts at Sacred Heart University continues its American Legend Series with A Conversation with FLORENCE HENDERSON Live and Onstage of the Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts on the Campus of Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut on Saturday, May 4 (2013) at 8pm.

The Mirage Hotel & Casino headliner Terry Fator would like to pay it forward to fellow ventriloquist enthusiasts with the announcement of 'The Clinton Detweiler Scholarship' presented by he and his wife, Taylor Makakoa.

Comedian Jonathan Winters passed away of natural causes at his Montecito, California home at 6:45 p.m. PDT on April 11, 2013, surrounded by family and friends. The Recording Academy's President and CEO Neil Portnow has released the following statement about his passing.

Comedian Jonathan Winters has passed away of natural causes at his Montecito, California home at 6:45 p.m. PDT on April 11, 2013, surrounded by family and friends.

Comedian Jonathan Winters has passed away of natural causes at his Montecito, California home at 6:45 p.m. PDT on April 11, 2013, surrounded by family and friends.

Now celebrating its 35th year, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago will be presented by The Joyce Theater Foundation for two weeks this spring, May 14-26. For this return to The Joyce, the dancers of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago will offer two programs featuring choreography by Aszure Barton, Mats Ek and Ohad Naharin, as well as a Joyce-commissioned work by former Hubbard Street dancer Robyn Mineko Williams.

Broadway stars Nat Chandler (The Scarlet Pimpernel), Sal Viviano (The Full Monty) and Eric Jordan Young (Chicago) star as the RAT PACK with the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra tonight, April 6th and the 7th, 2013.

BroadwayWorld.com, the largest theatre site on the Internet, is excited to announce a new feature to its comprehensive regional coverage - the Featured Regional Theater of the Week! Each week, BWW will introduce its readers to a regional theater located in one of our (over 130!) coverage cities. By exploring these different venues, their history and showcasing the production seasons, BWW continues its commitment to expand our presence in communities and cities across the United States. This Week's Featured Regional Theater: John Lane's Ogunquit Playhouse in Maine

The Rat Pack Live from Las Vegas lasst das Publikum die einzigartige Atmosphare der ohne Übertreibung „Gipfeltreffen' (The Summit) genannten Shows von Frank, Dean und Sammy im Sands Hotel von Las Vegas noch einmal erleben. Mit der notwendigen Portion Nonchalance verknupfen die den Originalen stimmlich und außerlich zum Verwechseln ahnlichen Darsteller die großartigsten Songs der drei Protagonisten zu einem ihrer legendaren Abende. Mr. Bojangles, New York, New York, Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime, Mack the Knife, That's Amore, My Way - wenn die kongenialen Doubles des Rat Pack diese unvergesslichen Klassiker anstimmen, begleitet von der 15-kopfigen Rat Pack Big Band und den fabelhaften Burelli Sisters, in der einen Hand das Whiskeyglas und in der anderen das Mikrofon, liegt ihnen die Welt zu Fußen wie einst Old Blue Eyes, Sammy und Dean.

Broadway stars Nat Chandler (The Scarlet Pimpernel), Sal Viviano (The Full Monty) and Eric Jordan Young (Chicago) star as the RAT PACK with the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra April 6th and 7th, 2013.